The Nexus Series of Humanities and Social Sciences is an open-access proceedings series dedicated to publishing high-quality and peer-reviewed academic conference proceedings in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
All volumes are freely accessible to readers, with articles available for reading, downloading, copying, and distribution without any cost. Each volume operates under the CC BY 4.0 user license, allowing for third-party usage of articles with proper attribution.
Conference organizers sponsor the online publication of proceedings, eliminating the need for publication fees. To submit a conference proposal for publication consideration, please send it to proceedingsSubmission@nexus-press.com. Proposals will be reviewed by Series Editors or a scientific evaluation committee to ensure the quality and excellence of the published proceedings.
For any inquiries about the Nexus Series, please contact our publishing team at contact@nexus-press.com.
The Nexus Series of Humanities and Social Sciences is an open access proceedings series dedicated to publishing high-quality and peer-reviewed academic conference proceedings in a wide range of fields within humanities and social sciences. These fields include sociology, economics, psychology, education, philosophy, history, geography, etc.
Articles published in this series undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure quality. Nexus Series provides various services, such as assisting with the submission of conference papers and facilitating the dissemination of conference papers worldwide. The series aims to offer conference organizers an efficient and cost-effective publication process while maximizing the visibility and indexing of scientific conference proceedings. The Nexus Series also seeks to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting scientific research that addresses current social challenges, working towards a sustainable future.
Topics covered but not limited to by this series:
Architecture
Anthropology
Archaeology
Arts (General)
Classical Studies
Communication and Media Studies
(Inter-) Cultural Studies and Heritage
Development Studies
Education
Environmental Social Science
Gender Studies
Geography and Demography
History
Humanities (General)
Health
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Library and Information Sciences
Law and Law enforcement
Linguistics and Languages
Literature
International Studies and International Relations
Media Technology
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Studies
Safety Research
Social Sciences (General)
Sociology
Transportation
Urban Planning and Development
Visual Arts
Under Appointment
Proposals can only be submitted to Nexus Series of Humanities and Social Sciences online. We are currently in the process of setting up our new online proposal system for this series and will share more information on this shortly. In the meantime, if you want to submit a proceedings proposal for this series or receive more information about our proceedings service, please contact our publishing team at proceedingsSubmission@nexus-press.com to request a proposal form.
To ensure the quality and integrity of the proceedings we publish, your submitted proposal will be further evaluated and assessed by a Series Editor(s) and/or a scientific evaluation committee consisting of selected senior researchers in the relevant field. Note that proceedings proposals outside the scope of our current series might also be considered.
Open Access
Nexus Series of Humanities and Social Sciences is an open access proceedings series, providing free and unrestricted access to all articles for reading, downloading, copying, and distribution under the terms of the applicable end-user license.
Publication Fees
The online publication of each proceedings is sponsored by the conference organizers and hence no additional publication fees are charged to authors by the publisher.
Copyright & End-User & Publication License
The copyright of all articles published in this series remains with the Authors, i.e. Authors retain full ownership of their article. Third-party reuse of the open access articles is governed by the applicable Creative Commons (CC) end-user license, which authors accept upon submitting their paper. All articles in Nexus Series of Humanities and Social Sciences are published under the CC BY 4.0 license. This means that end users can freely share an article on the condition thatproper attribution is given (i.e. appropriate credit, a link to the applicable license and an indication if any changes were made; all in such a way that does not suggest that the licensor endorses the user or the use).
Upon acceptance of a proceedings proposal, the conference organizer(s) sign(s) a publishing agreement granting Nexus Press an exclusive publication license for the proceedings. This license provides the publisher with the following rights:
The exclusive right to publish and distribute the proceedings and the articles contained, and to grant this right to others.
The right to publish and circulate the proceedings articles on an Open Access basis under the Creative Commons Attribution-4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
The right to make the proceedings articles available in all forms and media, ensuring compatibility with the latest technology and enabling access even after publication.
The authority to enforce the rights in the proceedings articles, on behalf of the Authors, against third parties, for example, in the case of plagiarism or copyright infringement.
Peer Review
All proposals for proceedings intended for publication in this series are evaluated by a series editor and/or a scientific evaluation committee comprising senior researchers in the relevant fields. If accepted, the peer-review process for individual articles in each session is managed by the conference organizer and guest editor for each volume, ensuring compliance with international scientific standards. A final review of the scientific quality of accepted papers is conducted by the series editor prior to publication. For additional information, please visit the respective conference pages or the conference website.
Code of Ethics & Malpractice Statement
Nexus Press comply adheres to the ethical frameworks and guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including the COPE Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. All ethical issues and cases of misconduct within this series are managed in accordance with these guidelines. Specifically for proceedings, Nexus Press also applies the IEEE Conference Standards for conference ethics and quality control. For detailed insights into the current conference ethics and quality control measures in proceedings publications, please consult IEEE white paper. For more information on publishing ethics and misconduct, please refer to our Publishing Ethics policy.
DOIs
Each article that is published in a proceedings in this series is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). DOIs are standardized digital identities which can be used to cite and link to electronic content. A DOI is guaranteed to never change, so can be used as a persistent identifier to permanently link to an electronic article no matter where it is stored.
Permanent Archiving
Nexus Press is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of scholarly research and to ensure accessibility to this research by converting and upgrading digital file formats to comply with new technology standards. Besides maintaining its own digital archive, Nexus Press therefore collaborates with the National Library of the Netherlands which permanently archives all Nexus Press content in their “e-Depot”. All volumes of Nexus Series of Humanities and Social Sciences are uploaded to this e-Depot after publication to guarantee permanent archiving of the articles. Note that the e-Depot is available through on-site access at the National Library of the Netherlands and if Atlantis Press would be unable to provide access to content on its own platform (temporarily, in an emergency or permanently) access to the e-Depot can be provided to the global public on request.